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'''Welcome to Game Developer Research Institute (GDRI)! GDRIにようこそ!'''
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GDRI is a website dedicated to finding out more about the companies and people involved with video game development. Before you peruse or edit anything on the site, we suggest you read [[Game Developer Research Institute:About|our about page]] for important information.
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If you worked for one of our featured companies or would just like to share your game development story with us, we want to hear from you. Please [[Game Developer Research Institute:About#Game developers|read]] about how you can get in touch with us and what we will do with any information you give us.
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<div style="background-color:#C8C8C8; text-align: right;"><small>'''FOLLOW GDRI ON [https://twitter.com/gdri TWITTER]''' :: [[Special:Recentchanges|Recent Changes]]&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</small></div>
 
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'''Stay up-to-date on the latest happenings at GDRI by reading [[Blog|our blog]]!'''
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<center><small>[http://gdri.smspower.org/genealogicalchart.txt Game Developer Genealogical Chart] | [[Credits Dump]] | [[List of Unreleased Games]]<br />
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[[Mega Drive/Genesis Sound Engine List]] | [[32X PWM Game List]]</small></center>
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==People==
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Click [[People|here]] for a list of names, biographical information, and links.
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==Companies==
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The following are companies researched by GDRI. Click on a company name below for background information, a list of games, and other items of relevance.
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===A===
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*[[A.I]]
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*[[Advance Communication]]
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*[[Affect]]
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*[[Agenda]]
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*[[Aicom]]
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*[[AIM]]
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*[[Aisystem Tokyo]]
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*[[Almanic]]
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*[[Amble]]
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*[[Another]]
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*[[Aprinet]]
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*[[Arcade Zone]]
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*[[Aspect]]
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*[[Atelier Double]]
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*[[Avit]]
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*[[Axlon]]
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=== B ===
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*[[Base Two]]
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*[[Bear's]]
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*[[Beck-Tech]]
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*[[Bell Corporation]]
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*[[Bitmasters]]
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*[[BlueSky Software]]
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===C===
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*[[C-lab.]]
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*[[C.P. Brain]]
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*[[Cancel]]
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*[[CAProduction]]
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*[[Cave Logic Studios/Recombinant Limited]]
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*[[Clearwater Software]]
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*[[Clockwork Tortoise]]
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*[[Compile]]
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*[[Copya System]]
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*[[Crux]]
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*[[Cyclone System]]
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===D===
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*[[Daft]]
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*[[Developer Resources]]
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*[[Dice]]
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*[[Double Diamond Sports]]
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*[[Dual]]
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===E===
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*[[East Technology]]
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*[[EIM]]
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*[[Eleca]]
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*[[Equilibrium]]
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*[[Escape/Westone/Westone Bit Entertainment]]
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*[[Eurocom Developments]]
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===F===
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*[[Fill in Cafe]]
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*[[Foley Hi-Tech Systems]]
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*[[Fupac]]
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===G===
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*[[G-Sat]]
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*[[GCC]]
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*[[Graphic Research]]
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*[[Hect Development Division 1/Axes Art Amuse]]
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*[[Hertz]]
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*[[Hoei/Coreland]]
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*[[Human]]
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===I===
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*[[Ikegami Tsushinki]]
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*[[Imagineering]]
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*[[Infinity]]
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*[[Interactive Designs]]
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*[[Interlink]]
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*[[ITL]]
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===J===
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*[[Jorudan]]
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===K===
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*[[KID]]
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*[[KLON]]
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*[[Knight Technologies]]
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*[[Kuusou Kagaku]]
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===M===
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*[[M2]]
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*[[Make Software]]
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*[[Marionette]]
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*[[Marvin Glass & Associates]]
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*[[Micro Factory]]
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*[[Micronics/Khaos|Micronics/Khaos]]
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*[[Microsmiths]]
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*[[Miki & Fujiwara Production/Opera House|Miki & Fujiwara Production/Opera House]]
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*[[Minato Giken]]
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*[[MindSpan]]
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*[[Mindware]]
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*[[MNM Software]]
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===N===
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*[[Natsu System]]
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*[[Natsume]]
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*[[New Frontier/Bit Managers]]
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*[[Nexa]]
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*[[NH System]]
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*[http://gdri.smspower.org/wiki/index.php/Category:Nintendo Nintendo]
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*[[NJK Techno]]
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*[[Now Production]]
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*[[NuFX]]
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===O===
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*[[OeRSTED]]
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*[[Office Koukan]]
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*[[Optimus Software/Iguana UK]]
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*[[Opus]]
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===P===
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*[[Pax Softonica]]
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*[[Polygames]]
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*[[Produce!]]
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*[[Punk Development]]
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===R===
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*[[Racdym/Racjin]]
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*[[Realtime Associates]]
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*[[Realtime Associates Seattle Division]]
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*[[Ringler Studios]]
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===S===
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*[[S-Plan]]
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*[[Sakata SAS]]
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*[[Sanritsu/SIMS]]
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*[[Scarab]]
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*[http://gdri.smspower.org/wiki/index.php/Category:Sega Sega] (category)
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*[[Sega Midwest Studio]]
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*[[Shen Technologies]]
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*[[Shimada Kikaku]]
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*[[Soft Machine]]
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*[[Spectacular Games]]
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*[[Sterling Silver Software]]
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*[[Sting]]
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*[[System Sacom]]
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*[[System Vision]]
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===T===
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*[[Tahoe Software Productions]]
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*[[Technopop]]
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*[[Tose]]
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*[[Toucan]]
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*[[Tsuji Jimusho]]
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===U===
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*[[Ukiyotei]]
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*[[Unexpected Development]]
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*[http://gdri.smspower.org/wiki/index.php/Category:Unknown Unknown] (category)
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===V===
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*[[Venture Technologies]]
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*[[VIC Tokai]]
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*[[Videosoft]]
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*[[VSS]]
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'''GDRI (Game Developer Research Institute)''' is a website dedicated to researching the companies and people involved with video game development, especially the hidden world of contract development. To find out more about who we are and what we do, read [[About|our about page]]. Otherwise, please click one of the links on the menu to the left, or read our blog below. <small>(For increased enjoyment, go to a [[Special:Random|random page]].)</small>
*[[Wave]]
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*[[Winky Soft]]
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*[http://gdri.smspower.org/wiki/index.php/Category:WIP WIP] (category)
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==Blog==
*[[Workss/Bits Laboratory]]
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For the time being, new blog entries will be posted on [https://cohost.org/gdri our Cohost account]. Here are the ten latest posts:
  
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*[https://cohost.org/gdri/post/5542274-xenon-2-megablast Xenon 2: Megablast (X68000/PC-98)]
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::Taking a look at the X68000 and PC-98 versions of the Amiga shooter ''Xenon 2'', ported by [[System Sacom]]
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*[https://cohost.org/gdri/post/4701254-one-theory-that-has Road Prosecutor (LaserActive)]
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::Why are there all these people from ''GameFan'' magazine in the ending credits?
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*[https://cohost.org/gdri/post/4104045-it-s-the-35th-annive Space Harrier (Famicom)]
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::Yes, they made ''Space Harrier'' for the Famicom.
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*[https://cohost.org/gdri/post/4081961-hoashi-s-tweet-also SD Gundam Sangokushi Rainbow Tairiku Senki (Arcade)]
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::Kenji Eno's ''Contra'' clone
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*[https://cohost.org/gdri/post/3421681-the-hanshin-tigers-b Mouko Densetsu '95: Hanshin Tigers (Super Famicom)]
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::An unreleased Super Famicom baseball game, apparently developed by [[Arc System Works]]
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*[https://cohost.org/gdri/post/2992433-fast-facts-about Fast (?) Facts About "The Legendary Axe"]
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::Interesting things about the TurboGrafx barbarian action game
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*[https://cohost.org/gdri/post/408489-enter-exerion Enter Exerion]
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::Some history on Jaleco's early arcade shooter
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*[https://cohost.org/gdri/post/2671211-the-pc-98-version-of The PC-98 version of Karateka is a thing]
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::Looking at the rare PC-98 version of the classic ''Karateka''
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*[https://cohost.org/gdri/post/2540425-i-was-going-through B-17: The Flying Fortress and U-Boats: The Wolfpack (Windows)]
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::They're not games; they're videos on CD-ROM.
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*[https://cohost.org/gdri/post/1770728-sonic-origins-plus Arc System Works and Sonic 1 for Game Gear]
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::Why does Arc take credit for this?
  
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You can still read older blog entries below:
*[[Zippo Games]]
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Latest revision as of 05:37, 13 April 2024


FOLLOW GDRI ON TWITTER :: Recent Changes    

GDRI (Game Developer Research Institute) is a website dedicated to researching the companies and people involved with video game development, especially the hidden world of contract development. To find out more about who we are and what we do, read our about page. Otherwise, please click one of the links on the menu to the left, or read our blog below. (For increased enjoyment, go to a random page.)

Blog

For the time being, new blog entries will be posted on our Cohost account. Here are the ten latest posts:

Taking a look at the X68000 and PC-98 versions of the Amiga shooter Xenon 2, ported by System Sacom
Why are there all these people from GameFan magazine in the ending credits?
Yes, they made Space Harrier for the Famicom.
Kenji Eno's Contra clone
An unreleased Super Famicom baseball game, apparently developed by Arc System Works
Interesting things about the TurboGrafx barbarian action game
Some history on Jaleco's early arcade shooter
Looking at the rare PC-98 version of the classic Karateka
They're not games; they're videos on CD-ROM.
Why does Arc take credit for this?

You can still read older blog entries below:

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